The
stigma of difference
not
even acknowledged
blind,
complicit
always
in secret, denial
setting
us apart
when
we are all one
fallen
before the Lord
each
of us sinners
none
better than the rest
all
with feet of clay
needing
Christ to be whole
righteous,
worthy
nothing
about us
different
before God
Edited
August 23, 2013
The
Stigma of Difference – v3
May
27, 2011
The
Stigma of Difference
racial
bullying at Pembroke Academy
and
in part inspired by conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
Riruta United Methodist Church
Other Sheep Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in
the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
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